MFCO101 Screen Form and Culture

An introduction to the basic analytical and critical skills as they apply to the study
of moving images, specifically film. Issues of form, style and genre are addressed.

This paper is required of all Film and Media Studies students and is also highly recommended
for anyone wishing to pursue any film- or media-related profession. Students will
learn approaches to film analysis, including stylistic analysis of film (for example,
how film techniques are used to tell stories); formal analysis (for example, how stories
are structured in narrative cinema and how documentaries and experimental film follow
different structuring principles); film stardom; film genre; and film authorship.